The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-27
Washington Letter.


The President and Mrs. Cleveland, are
| spending the week in New York State,
attending the Clinton Centennial and
visiting his sister and brother near the
home of his youth, where his mind will
revert to the halcyon DAYS of child
hood when his brightest dreams did not
contemplate the Presidency of the
United States as a possibility of his
wonderful career.
The Members of the Cabinet had dab.
bled in real estate the past week-Sec-
retaries Whitney and Fairchild-the
former selling "Grassland's his fine count
ry place, at clear profit of about $751;
600, but retaining right of lease of two
or three years and the later buying
large double structure, built in the style
of the old-fashioned English residence
and quite handsomely finished, for
which he paid 1000.
Another Patent Office sandal was in
the air the other day, 1t appears that
it has been the custom of one of the
Chiefs of a division to borrow small sums
OF money from his subordinates and ne.
glect to repay them. Although the Chief
claimed that he was IN ,re sinned against
than SHINING in this respect, he was ad-
monished that such Republican practi-
ces would not be permitted underIa DEM
ocratic Administration and was allowed
to go in peace.
So far, this month, the Government
receipts amount to sl0,693, ,567, and the
disbursements, including nearly Sl2 ,OOO,-
900, for pensions, to 1851, 100, being an
excess of expeditures of S7,s69,s35. The
circulation of standard silver dollars has
increased $7SS,Ol9, since July 1st. The
demand for notes of small denomination
continues so large that the Treasury is
not as yet able to meet it; but an addition.
al supply of silver certificates has been
ordered from the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing which will be issued as
soon as possible.
A number of old Democratic Union
soldiers in the different Departments
here have become SO indignent over the
taunts and insults heaped upon the
President by the Grand Army of the
Republican that they have deliberately
torn off their badges and declared they
will have no more to do with an organ
izatIon run in the interest of Republican
demagogues and partisans. l commend
their patriotic action, at the same time
expressing the belief that unless the
wild rawlings of the Tuttles and Fair.
childs are silenced, the Grand Army oil
the Republic will lose half of its mem.
bers.
The President expects soon to remove
Conger, the Extensively partisan Repub-
licau postmaster of Washington, and give
the place to good Democrat, he is
known to be considering the name Of
District Democrats for the position
while the Postmaster General is trying
to prevail upon the President to appoint
another Michingander. There is natural.
ly very strong feeling here that the
office should be given to Washington.
ian, as the the office is local, being large
ly supported by District people. the
Government mail brings in no revenue
at all.
Asa result of the new city ordinances
will not be so much bell-ringing on the
streets of the Capital; an order has been
issued prohibiting the use of bells up IN
the street cars and also the public ring
ing of fire alarm bells. The latter is
done to prevent the egathering of idle and
curious crowds around fires to the hind.
rance of firemen in fighting the flames.
The National Archery Association is
now in session of this city, and attracts
mush attention from those who are fond
of that fascinating amusement. Archers
from all portions of the United States
daily fill the Arsenal grounds, where the
meeting IS being held.